To petition to have a record sealed it must contain no adjudications. Since you were adjudicated your record cannot be sealed. The judge was...

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Can a Felony from stealing be made to a misdeamor if it is the persons first time stealing?(no criminal history)

Agree with the two prior answers: stop talking and confer with legal counsel.

Statute of Limitations on Grand Theft & Larceny in Florida

You should hire a Leon County defense attorney to examine the facts of your case and advise on how to possibly get this cleared up without you...

DWI When Not Driving

If all the police and state attorney have is your admission that you were driving, then they can go forward with the case. It would then be up to...

If there was no narcotics, can you be charged for having a pipe?

You can be charged with misdemeanor drug paraphernalia if, as noted, the pipe is alleged to contain drug residue. But your circumstances require a...

I was charged with (2) felonies the same day in september of 2009, they arrested me in march 2010 is this possible?

Florida rules of criminal procedure (3.191(a)) indicate that speedy trial begins to run when you are "arrested" for a charge and are in "custody." ...

Is "involutiary intoxication" a legal defense in FL for Felony Burglery, Assault?

Involuntary intoxication is not defense in Florida. Mitigation, perhaps...

Entrapment is a complicated defense. Your statement of it is accurate for a quick and dirty answer, but in fact there are two types and each has...

Internet Policy at a Florida University

You essentially have no right to privacy when using campus facilities unless that right is explicit in the terms and conditions of any agreements...

I agree with Ms. Blount-Powell. By leaving the scene and going into a bar, and presumably drinking there, you may have inadvertently foiled any...